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nArrived Mondaym Last Monday at high noon 333 e , German sailors detrained in Car-rizozo. They had been at Angel I Island in San Francisco havf but authorities decided to move themdyycto the Seamen’s reservation at Fort Stanton, where they will remain, in all probability, untii the war is closed. They got off the train in silence and walked to the large Pacific Gre\ hound buses which had been waiting for their arrival for several hours. They had much luggage, musical instruments, tennis rackets a n d so forth.iThe three large buses has to mike three trips to Fort Stanton• I. I to transfer the men, as thirty-six1 Ipassengers was the average bus j I capacity and their special train , i had fourteen cars This consum-II ed about five or six hours. A large crowd was at the train from .jfJ surrounding towns, and local citi-I j'*Izens also, although hurries of , snow and a cold, piercing w i n d m ide it unpleasant for spectators. Tweive border patrolmen, immigration officials and six New Mexico policemen, supervised their transfer, act ing as escorts.The GCC camp which has been remodeled and refurnished for the sailors is composed of 18 or 20 frame buildings and is located at a scenic spot near the Marine hospital. The men are deportable aliens, but caunot be returned to ! their homeland because of theIi British blockade. Part of themspeak some English, as English is a subject taught in the German schools. The ship’s captain, (’apt. Wilhelm Daehne, is a director of ! the North German Lloyd Line,I which company is furnishing funds for their support during their in-i ternment.
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Carrizozo Lincoln County News
Carrizozo, New Mexico, US
Fri, Mar 21, 1941
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